06.Sep.2024
|
Amiga-MOD tracker in Javascript: Bassoontracker 0.5.0
Bassoontracker is a classic 4-channel MOD tracker written in Javascript and therefore runs under the title link directly in the web browser - including the possibility to load, edit and save existing MOD files (YouTube video of version 0.5.0).
The current version now supports playlists and favourites. You can create links for your favourite songs. And there are now also tooltips to make your work easier. Minor improvements to the user interface and the program round off the changes. (dr)
[News message: 06. Sep. 2024, 22:04] [Comments: 0]
[Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
|
06.Sep.2024
Howard Price
|
Reverse Engineering: Aira Force 0.8 for Windows, Linux and macOS
"Aira Force" is a tool for the reverse engineering of Amiga 680x0 software (amiga-news.de reported). It enables the disassembly and examination of binary files (YouTube video of version 0.8).
Thanks to the major update to version 0.8, Aira Force now also functions as a 68000 source level debugger. The 68000 command emulation has also been improved and very simple Amiga hardware emulation (chip, fast and slow RAM and ROM) has been introduced. Complete changelog:
- Add: Add Pointer dialogue
- Add: Crash log file AiraForceLog.txt written on internal error
- Add: Syntax highlighting works with internally generated disassembly
- Add: Source-level debugging of Amiga load modules
- Add: Source-level debugging of raw binaries
- Add: Source Code windows, with basic navigation features and Ctrl+G popup
- Add: Debug Symbols window
- Add: Debugger can be used independently of Analyser
- Add: RAM reset behaviours: Leave, clear, randomise
- Add: 68000 execption generation and processing
- Add: 68000 interrupt support (not hooked up to Amiga yet sorry)
- Add: Load Amiga ROM
- Add: Amiga ROM overlay (OVL)
- Add: Fast RAM, Slow RAM and ROM address ranges
- Add: Very basic Amiga playfield hardware (DIWSTRT/STOP, BPLCON0, BPLxPT, COLORxx)
- Add: End-of-frame Amiga video image generation
- Add: Emulator video window displaying end-of-frame generated video image
- Add: Latest vasm and vlink executables for all platforms
- Add: "Select config TEXT area" to disassembly window context menu
- Add: Amiga window link to hardware register docs
- Improve: Labels can be added at any address
- Improve: Disassembly export options (lowercase, formatting, export from RAM)
- Improve: Status window displays binary diff count
- Improve: Expose ira -compat=b and -compat=i options
- Improve: Serialise find options
- Improve: Analyser code region detection
- Improve: 68000 instruction emulation (passes all 680x0 SingleStepTests)
- Improve: 68000 emulator fetches directly from memory
- Improve: Memory window shows all regions
- Improve: Internal 68000/010 instruction disassembly
- Improve: CPU Window UI improvements
- Improve: Find searches source code
- Improve: Logging of access to unimplemented hardware registers
- Improve: Inform user when HUNK_OVERLAY encountered (not supported)
- Fix: Pointers can be defined in data and immediate operands
- Fix: Slowdown when there are many potential data actions
- Fix: Disassembly Window scrolling crash
- Fix: Offset jump tables when relocating ira config
- Fix: Workaround label name generator crash caused by duplicate ira labels
- Fix: Instruction Window branch destination calculation bug
- Fix: Default window docking for windows with dynamic names
- Fix: Amiga modules are debugged in user mode by default
(dr)
[News message: 06. Sep. 2024, 06:43] [Comments: 0]
[Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
|
05.Sep.2024
|
Program for DeepL use: AmiTranslate 0.4
Marcus 'ALB42' Sackrow's program AmiTranslate (video) is an interface for the translation service DeepL with additional PDF and UTF-8 text storage and is available for AmigaOS, AmigaOS 4, AROS (x86, x64, ARM) and MorphOS.
The new version 0.4 contains a number of small but useful adjustments: if you previously pasted or copied texts using the right mouse button or a key combination, you can now also do this using buttons at the bottom of the window. Equally practical: the "Clear" button can be used to delete all texts in the windows. Finally, you can use the "Switch" button to swap the input and output language.
In addition to an SSL-secured Internet connection (OpenSSL3 on MorphOS or AmiSSL on the other systems), the programme also requires the MUI class texteditor.mcc. (dr)
[News message: 05. Sep. 2024, 10:05] [Comments: 0]
[Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
|
04.Sep.2024
|
Encryption protocol: AmiSSL 5.17 (AmigaOS 3/4)
Version 5.17 of the open source encryption protocol AmiSSL has been released, which is now based on the latest version 3.3.2 (3.9.2024) of OpenSSL. The changes in detail:
- Updated OpenSSL backend to full compatibility with the latest OpenSSL 3.3.2 (3.9.2024) version which includes these moderate and low severity bug fixes and mitigations:
- ixed possible denial of service in X.509 name checks.
- Fixed possible buffer overread in SSL_select_next_proto().
- Updated root certificates to latest Mozilla-based bundle provided by https://curl.se/docs/caextract.html dated 2.7.2024.
- Refactored the OpenSSL locking and mutex routines to remove the unnecessary duplication of code.
Downloads:
AmigaOS 3: AmiSSL-5.17-OS3.lha (3,7 MB)
AmigaOS 4: AmiSSL-5.17-OS4.lha (3,4 MB)
SDK: AmiSSL-5.17-SDK.lha (2,3 MB) (dr)
[News message: 04. Sep. 2024, 21:42] [Comments: 1 - 05. Sep. 2024, 21:01]
[Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
|
04.Sep.2024
Bill Borsari (ANF)
|
Event: AmiWest 2024
This year's AmiWest in Sacramento will take place from October 25-27. As Bill 'tekmage' Borsari reports in the official event blog, there are almost 40 tables this year, and David Haynie, Trevor Dickinson, Bill Panagouleas and Doug Compton are named as well-known participants.
The main theme this year will be games. As a change compared to previous years, however, the developer conference “AmiWest DevCon” will no longer be held on site, but online due to the low number of participants, which is why the duration of the event has been shortened to three days. Speaking time is still available for any additional presentations, and tickets for the banquet can also still be purchased. (snx)
[News message: 04. Sep. 2024, 10:13] [Comments: 1 - 04. Sep. 2024, 13:59]
[Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
|
04.Sep.2024
ANF
|
Video: Nobody Knows How Many Amigas Commodore Sold
In his video at the title link 'Ahoy' tells about his research on how many Amigas have been sold in total by Commodore and Escom. His conclusion: It have been 4,91 million computers. (snx)
[News message: 04. Sep. 2024, 10:12] [Comments: 0]
[Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
|
04.Sep.2024
DaFreak (forum entry)
|
Emulator: QEMU 9.1.0 (update)
QEMU is an open-source computer emulator and virtualizer. The emulation of complete computers also makes it possible to run operating systems such as AmigaOS 4 or MorphOS under QEMU that are tailored to a quite specific hardware platform. This support is provided by QEMU developer Zoltan Balaton, who gives information about this on a dedicated website.
Changes in version 9.1 of QEMU seem to not include any refering to the emulation of Amiga systems, though.
Update: (21:20, 03.09.24, dr)
While we reported on the QEMU 9.1.0-rc4 version this morning, the final version 9.1 is now available. As always, a compiled version for Windows 64-bit is provided by Stefan Weil. (snx)
[News message: 04. Sep. 2024, 10:12] [Comments: 0]
[Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
|
04.Sep.2024
|
Logic game: Untangle v1.0
Grzegorz Kraszewski is in the process of writing the logic game Untangle for the Amiga. The player has a number of dots in front of him, which are connected by lines and cross each other. The aim of the game is to untangle the lines by moving the dots so that no line intersects another (amiga-news.de reported). He has now released version 1.0 with the following changes:
- New set of 150 levels.
- Game state is saved after each solved level and at exit.
- Windows positions and dimensions are remembered.
- Nice time display in the level selector.
- Short user manual in AmigaGuide format.
- A few bugs and one crash fixed.
The game runs in a Workbench window, a standard Amiga 1200 is sufficient.
Download: untangle-1.0.lha (29 Kb) (dr)
[News message: 04. Sep. 2024, 06:09] [Comments: 0]
[Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
|
03.Sep.2024
(ANF)
|
Worth a read: Cosy Computing - On the soulful qualities of home computers
In the blog post "Cosy Computing - On the soulful qualities of home computers" on datagubbe.se, Swedish tech nerd and software developer Carl Svensson describes the homely atmosphere when using old home computers. He emphasizes the simpler technology and the absence of distractions that modern devices often bring. The article highlights how old computers, with their mechanical noises and the warmth of the hardware, convey a sense of coziness and security that modern devices do not offer. The text celebrates the nostalgic and relaxing experience of dealing with retro technology. You can read the full article at the title link. (nba)
[News message: 03. Sep. 2024, 11:20] [Comments: 0]
[Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
|
03.Sep.2024
David Brunet (ANF)
|
New articles on Obligement website
The articles below have been added to the website of the French Amiga/MorphOS magazine Obligement in the last two months. Readers willing to help out with translating articles into other languages are asked to contact David 'Daff' Brunet.
- News for July/August 2024
- Old articles from Génération 4 19 to 22: News: Sales Curve launches Storm, Review of Dragon's Lair: Escape From Singe's Castle, Interview: Janine Pitot, Review of Castle Master, Review of Jumping Jack'Son, News: Les 4 D'Or 1989, Review of Rock Star, Review of Tennis Cup, Review of Austerlitz, Test of John Lowe's Ultimate Darts, etc.
- Interview with Kari-Pekka Koljonen (author of HippoPlayer)
- Interview with Gary Carlston (head of Brøderbund)
- Hardware: Amiga Mouse Pad
- Review of AmiDream
- The best of Byte from August 1987 to April 1989
- File: The reasons for Escom's bankruptcy
- File: Scrolling on the Amiga
- Tutorial: CompactFlash AmigaOS under Linux with FS-UAE
- Tutorial: Wi-Fi on Amiga 1200 (with Prism2 V2 and MiamiDX) (update)
- Tutorial: Common GUI design problems
- DIY: Repairing an Amiga 1000 (black screen, WCS memory)
- DIY: Making your own Amiga arcade controller (improved model) (update)
- Point of view: My VD0 story, the invention of the recoverable RAM disk
- Point of view: Beyond BBS - Internet solutions for 8-bit Commodores and my plans in this area
- Special quiz about The Secret Of Monkey Island
(nba)
[News message: 03. Sep. 2024, 11:20] [Comments: 0]
[Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
|
03.Sep.2024
|
Preview video: Amiga port of arcade classic Elevator Action in development
After Jean-François 'jotd' Fabre had collected all his previous arcade ports at the end of May and released them for the CD32, he is now working on an Amiga port of Galaga as well as a conversion of Taito's arcade classic Elevator Action: as an agent, you have to take the lift down from the 30th floor, avoiding numerous enemy attackers and opening certain doors (YouTube video of the C64 conversion). (dr)
[News message: 03. Sep. 2024, 08:59] [Comments: 0]
[Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
|
03.Sep.2024
|
Scala MM conversion: Adventure 2 Remake
In preparation for the AmiGameJam 2024, 'grindercowboy' has brought an old classic back to life: he has realised his second text adventure "Adventure 2" using Scala MM, a software for presentations, lectures and video captions.
His first version only ran under Scala MM400, after some adjustments the game now also works with the previous version Scala MM300 (Verion 50.3), as it was delivered with the Magic Pack of the Amiga 1200.
(dr)
[News message: 03. Sep. 2024, 06:18] [Comments: 0]
[Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
|
03.Sep.2024
|
Real-time strategy: Vanilla Conquer Red Alert v1.5
After Artur Jarosik had ported the first part of the real-time strategy series Command & Conquer to the Amiga in 2022 (amiga-news.de reported), he has now also released an Amiga port of the second part, Command & Conquer: Red Alert, which is also intended for Amigas with accelerator cards such as PiStorm/Emu68, Apollo/Vampire V4 or Warp1260. An AGA version is to follow. (dr)
[News message: 03. Sep. 2024, 06:08] [Comments: 0]
[Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
|
03.Sep.2024
PyDPainter
|
Image editor: PyDPainter 2.0.0 for Windows, Linux and macOS
The image editor PyDPainter (new YouTube video of version 2.0) is inspired by DPaint and according to its author Mark Riale an attempt to create a usable pixel art program in Python using PyGame that can handle low resolutions and limited colour palettes and which can be as easy to use as possible (amiga-news.de reported). Version 2.0.0 offers some new features for the Amiga:
Animation
- Load and save GIF and IFF ANIM5
- Import and export a series of frames
- Edit and copy per-frame color palettes
- Easily edit per-frame animation rates
- Animation toolbar with VCR controls
Additional Improvements
- Import 24-bit and Amiga HAM images and convert to 256 colors
- Amiga overscan screen support
- Multicycle support for color cycling the colors in a custom brush
- Many bugs fixed
- Added a recovery mode (in case a bug isn't fixed yet)
(dr)
[News message: 03. Sep. 2024, 05:56] [Comments: 0]
[Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
|
02.Sep.2024
|
Radio Paralax: Impressions of the Retro Area at gamescom 2024
A video compilation of all the exhibitors, slot machines, consoles, retro computers and showcases in the Retro Area in Hall 10.2 at gamescom 2024 in Cologne has been provided by Radio Paralax on YouTube under the title link. The video gives an impression of the total area of several hundred square meters, where well over 200 ready-to-use game consoles, home computers, handhelds and arcade machines from over 50 years of video game history can be played, including well-known home computers and game consoles such as the Amiga, SNES, Megadrive, Nintendo 64, PlayStation etc., as well as various arcade and pinball machines. (nba)
[News message: 02. Sep. 2024, 18:41] [Comments: 0]
[Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
|
02.Sep.2024
|
Amiga emulator: Amiberry 5.7.4 and 6.3.4
Amiberry is an Amiga emulator for ARM-based single-chip systems like the Raspberry Pi, the Odroid XU4 or the Tinkerboard from ASUS, which brings some newly developed features like a "WHDLoad-Booter" or support for controller configuration using RetroArch. For example it is used in the Workbench distribution AmiKit for the Raspberry Pi 4/400.
The new versions 5.7.4 and 6.3.4 have now been released.
Amiberry v5.7.4 is recommended for ARM devices (like the Raspberry Pi) and Amiberry v6.3.4 for x86 and generally faster boards (ARM included). Both versions offer new features, bug fixes and improvements.
Improvements in the new versions:
- Added VSync options from WinUAE in Display panel (#1368)
- Make Paths panel textboxes read-only (fixes #1385)
- add secondary check when loading cfg files, look in configs folder for filename (fixes #1388)
- resample audio during Push operations (#1397)
- fix inconsistency regarding default config name (fixes #1395)
- GUI - Make read-only textboxes in WHDLoad panel show as such (fixes #1403)
- updated FloppyBridge to v1.6.4
- updated game controller DB to latest version
- updated WHDLoad XML to latest version
- improve help text in Misc panel (fixes #1408)
- auto-select the first item in the Configs list (fixes #1391)
- Log command line parameters on startup (fixes #1380)
- harmonize buttons in HDD GUI panel
- use string.empty() instead of comparing with ""
- separate data from home directories, improve handling (fixes #1073)
- Fix new paths logic for Flatpak also (#1073)
- improve look of GUI Misc panel scrollbar (fixes #1412)
- Cherry pick updates from v6.x
(nba)
[News message: 02. Sep. 2024, 16:53] [Comments: 0]
[Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
|
02.Sep.2024
|
Rogue-like game: Roguecraft released, Soundtrack available
Badger Punch Games have released "Roguecraft", their "retro-inspired turn-based roguelike all about simplicity and fun" (YouTube video). Licensed and distributed by Thalamus Digital, the download version of the game is available for 72 hours at a 20% discount for the equivalent of around ¤7.20 as a thank you to the Amiga community. The Boxed Edition is currently sold out.
The soundtrack to the game can be purchased separately for the equivalent of around 1.80 euros. (dr)
[News message: 02. Sep. 2024, 10:51] [Comments: 0]
[Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
|
01.Sep.2024
|
Aminet uploads until 31.08.2024
The following files have been added until 31.08.2024 to Aminet:
gasm80.lha dev/cross 70K 68k Generic assembler for Z80/6502
HWP_RapaGUI.lha dev/hwood 7.3M ALL Cross-platform GUI toolkit fo...
GISkyBallsAros.zip game/board 369K x86 GI Sky Balls
MCE.lha game/edit 4.1M 68k Multi-game Character Editor
MCE-MOS.lha game/edit 4.5M MOS Multi-game Character Editor
MCE-OS4.lha game/edit 4.8M OS4 Multi-game Character Editor
PolyNova3D.lha gfx/3d 740K 68k Amiga port of PolyNova3D
AmiArcadia.lha misc/emu 7.9M 68k Signetics-based machines emul...
AmiArcadiaMOS.lha misc/emu 8.2M MOS Signetics-based machines emul...
AmiArcadia-OS4.lha misc/emu 8.5M OS4 Signetics-based machines emul...
CrescentMoon.lha mods/8voic 2.2M 16bit 6ch Guitar Piano Ballad...
ACreeping.zip mods/crash 5.1M Lofi Melancholy Hiphop from 1...
NomadicHellstorm.zip mods/crash 7.0M Lofi Sludgecore from 1998 (+mp3)
Trespass00972.zip mods/crash 14M Slow Hypnotic Progressive med...
NAFCYI1991S1-B01.zip text/bfont 2.2M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (BMP Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-B02.zip text/bfont 2.3M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (BMP Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-B03.zip text/bfont 2.2M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (BMP Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-B04.zip text/bfont 2.3M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (BMP Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-B05.zip text/bfont 2.2M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (BMP Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-B06.zip text/bfont 2.3M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (BMP Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-B07.zip text/bfont 2.2M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (BMP Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-B08.zip text/bfont 2.4M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (BMP Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-B09.zip text/bfont 2.3M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (BMP Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-B10.zip text/bfont 2.0M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (BMP Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-B11.zip text/bfont 2.2M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (BMP Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-B12.zip text/bfont 2.2M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (BMP Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-B13.zip text/bfont 2.5M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (BMP Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-B14.zip text/bfont 2.2M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (BMP Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-B15.zip text/bfont 2.2M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (BMP Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-B16.zip text/bfont 2.1M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (BMP Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-B17.zip text/bfont 2.3M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (BMP Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-B18.zip text/bfont 2.3M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (BMP Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-B19.zip text/bfont 2.0M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (BMP Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-B20.zip text/bfont 2.3M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (BMP Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-B21.zip text/bfont 2.4M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (BMP Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-B22.zip text/bfont 2.3M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (BMP Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-B23.zip text/bfont 2.1M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (BMP Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-B24.zip text/bfont 2.2M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (BMP Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-B25.zip text/bfont 2.1M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (BMP Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-B26.zip text/bfont 2.1M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (BMP Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-B27.zip text/bfont 2.2M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (BMP Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-B28.zip text/bfont 2.4M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (BMP Fonts)
NAFCYI1991S1-B29.zip text/bfont 2.2M NAFCYI Spring 1991 (BMP Fonts)
ASE2019_2.07.lha text/edit 210K 68k Text editor
CharacterMap.lha text/misc 57K 68k Browse character set and copy...
(snx)
[News message: 01. Sep. 2024, 08:35] [Comments: 0]
[Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
|
01.Sep.2024
|
OS4Depot uploads until 31.08.2024
The following files have been added until 31.08.2024 to OS4Depot:
amiarcadia.lha emu/gam 8Mb 4.0 Signetics-based machines emulator
cardsmakingkit.lha gam/uti 3Mb 4.0 This is a SDK to make your decks...
mce.lha gam/uti 5Mb 4.0 Multi-game Character Editor
hwp_rapagui.lha lib/hol 7Mb 4.0 Hollywood plugin for GUI creation
sdl2.lha lib/mis 7Mb 4.1 Simple DirectMedia Layer 2
amigagpt.lha net/cha 221kb 4.0 App for chatting to ChatGPT
(snx)
[News message: 01. Sep. 2024, 08:35] [Comments: 0]
[Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
|
01.Sep.2024
|
AROS Archives uploads until 31.08.2024
The following files have been added until 31.08.2024 to AROS Archives:
giskyballsaros.zip gam/mis 369kb Game of skill
cardsmakingkit.lha gam/uti 3Mb This is a SDK to make your decks...
(snx)
[News message: 01. Sep. 2024, 08:35] [Comments: 0]
[Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
|
01.Sep.2024
|
MorphOS-Storage uploads until 31.08.2024
The following files have been added until 31.08.2024 to MorphOS-Storage:
RapaGUI_2.2.lha A cross-platform GUI to...
gasm80.lha Generic Z80 assembler
dethrace_0.7.1.1.lha Reverse engineering the...
AmiArcadia_33.20.lha A Signetics-based machi...
(snx)
[News message: 01. Sep. 2024, 08:35] [Comments: 0]
[Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
|
01.Sep.2024
|
WHDLoad: New installers until 31.08.2024
Using WHDLoad, games, scene demos and intros by cracking groups, which were originally designed to run only from floppy disks, can be installed on harddisk. The following installers have been added until 31.08.2024:
(snx)
[News message: 01. Sep. 2024, 08:35] [Comments: 0]
[Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
|
01.Sep.2024
Seiya (ANF)
|
PDF magazine: REV'n'GE 161 (Italian/English)
Besides the Italian original issue, the PDF magazine REV'n'GE ("Retro Emulator Vision and Game") is also available in English. The magazine's reviews compare, if available, the different ports of classic games to the various platforms of their time. Furthermore a focus is on rather unknown retro games.
Amiga-related, the current issue is about Black Hornet. (snx)
[News message: 01. Sep. 2024, 08:35] [Comments: 0]
[Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
|
01.Sep.2024
Scene World Podcast (ANF)
|
Scene World Podcast Episode #196 - Metro Siege
In the 196th edition of the Scene World Podcast, Jörg Dröge and Arthur Heller talk to Alex Brown, coder in the team working on the game "Metro Siege", which is intended to run on a vanilla Amiga 500 and to be played online with multiple players - the demo version requires at least 1 MB of RAM, though. The interview starts at minute 37:05. (snx)
[News message: 01. Sep. 2024, 08:35] [Comments: 0]
[Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
|
31.Aug.2024
Paweł Tukatsch
|
Platform game: Collector's Edition of Electro Man
At the beginning of December last year, Paweł 'tukinem' Tukatsch released his Amiga port of the game Electro Man for AGA Amigas, originally published in 1992 by the Polish programmers Maciej Miasik and Janusz Pelc for MS-DOS (amiga-news.de reported). Now the game can be purchased as a Collector's Edition from the Polish shop Retronics. For 38 euros (plus shipping) you get a slipcase with two 3.5" discs, a map of the levels printed on a canvas and a manual. (dr)
[News message: 31. Aug. 2024, 16:24] [Comments: 0]
[Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
|
31.Aug.2024
|
Chat software: AmigaGPT v1.6.2 for AmigaOS 3 and 4 (update)
Cameron Armstrong has written AmigaGPT, a chat program for AmigaOS 3.2 that uses the power of the chatbot ChatGPT (amiga-news.de reported). Originally written for AmigaOS 3.2, the programme meanwhile also supports AmigaOS 3.9, Cloanto's Workbench 3.X and AmigaOS 4.1. Changes of version 1.6.1:
- Default to speech disabled
- Fix crash when trying to close speech system when it failed to initialise
Update: (14:09, 01.09.24, dr)
Version 1.6.2 was released today, which increases the maximum OpenAI API key size to 256 characters.
Download v1.6.2: AmigaGPT.lha (221 KB) (dr)
[News message: 31. Aug. 2024, 16:04] [Comments: 0]
[Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
|
30.Aug.2024
|
Video: AmiKit 12 on a Raspberry Pi 5
Under the title link, Amiga Bill talks to AmiKit developer Ján Zahurančík about his workbench distribution AmiKit 12 and shows how it runs on a Raspberry Pi 5. He also gives tips and tricks and talks about the development of the distribution. (dr)
[News message: 30. Aug. 2024, 22:51] [Comments: 0]
[Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
|
30.Aug.2024
|
Open source project: IDE driver lide.device 40.8
The open source project lide.device provides a new IDE driver for the Amiga, which offers some improvements (amiga-news.de reported). Now version 40.8 was released:
- Bug fixes
- Performance improvements
- Speed up initialization on 68000 systems
- Lideflash improvements - prompt the user before doing anything & reboot if necessary
(dr)
[News message: 30. Aug. 2024, 22:40] [Comments: 0]
[Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
|
29.Aug.2024
|
Preview video: Extreme Violence 2 v0.2
pixelplop' is in the process of writing a successor to the shareware game Extreme Violence, published by Simon Green in 1993, as an entry for this year's AmiGameJam. In the original version, two players tried to eliminate each other in a labyrinth. In the successor, four players will now be able to compete against each other. (dr)
[News message: 29. Aug. 2024, 20:21] [Comments: 0]
[Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
|
29.Aug.2024
itch.io
|
Text-based strategy game: HAMmurabi V1.01
Hamurabi is a text-based strategy game in which you "take on the role of the Sumerian king for ten years, deciding how much land to buy, how much wheat to feed your subjects and how much wheat to sow." A previous version was published in 1968 for the newly invented programming language FOCAL, before it was ported to BASIC in 1973 and thus became known to a wider public (Wikipedia).
Phil Spilsbury has published the original source code on GitHub, as it was printed in the book "BASIC Computer Games" in 1978. If you want to get a first impression, you can test the version ported to HTML5 by Chris Ainsley in 2019 in your browser.
At the beginning of 2020, 'Dr Guru' published a version adapted to Amiga Kick Pascal in the Amiga-Dresden forum (German), the source code of which is still accessible.
Now 'lifeschool' has also taken on the game as a contribution to AmiGameJam 2024 and, in addition to the original version from 1978 (with or without language), has published a conversion he created with HAM background images and a few additional questions to answer. The game runs on any OCS/ECS Amiga with KS 3.0+, 0.5 MB chip and 1 MB Fast-Ram. (dr)
[News message: 29. Aug. 2024, 19:58] [Comments: 0]
[Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
|
29.Aug.2024
Amigans (Forum)
|
AmigaOS 4: AmigaOne Daily Driver Blog #1
In his latest blog entry Back to winter down-under, Trevor Dickinson reports on a meeting with Ryan Dixon, a long-time Amiga enthusiast and recently active AmigaOS 4 developer, member of the ExecSG team and beta tester for A-EON Technology's Enhancer software. In Dickinson's blog, Dixon already describes what he does on a daily basis with his two NextGen computers AmigaOne X1000 and X5000.
He has now started his own blog and describes his current use of various applications and tools and his reasons for using them in the first entry under the title link. Subsequent blogs will present newly discovered applications, tools or tips and their updates. (dr)
[News message: 29. Aug. 2024, 09:13] [Comments: 0]
[Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
|
28.Aug.2024
|
Chiptune tracker: Furnace V0.6.7 for Windows, Mac and Linux (update)
'tildearrows' Furnace is a tool that can be used to create sound chip music ("chiptune"), mostly from the 8/16-bit era (amiga-news.de reported). It supports a wide range of functions and sound chips, from NES, SNES and Genesis to ES5506, VIC-20 and the Amiga. Version 0.6.6 provides several improvements and fixes and can now import the formats .it (Impulse Tracker), .xm (Extended Module) and .s3m (Scream Tracker 3).
The songs can be exported as audio files (.wav), VGM files and ZSM files (for Commander X16). An manual is available.
Update: (17:49, 29.08.24, dr)
Version 0.6.7 was released today, which fixes a major bug in the previous version: the NES DPCM sample loop was not working properly. (dr)
[News message: 28. Aug. 2024, 20:45] [Comments: 0]
[Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
|
28.Aug.2024
Amigaworld.net (forum)
|
US trademarks: New dates for "AmigaOne" trademark dispute
The dispute over the trademark "AmigaOne" at the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO, amiga-news.de reported) had initially been suspended (PDF file), because any court decision in the main proceedings would make it easier to reach a final decision on certain trademark applications and the corresponding oppositions.
However, both sides, Amiga Corporation and Hyperion Entertainment, were required to provide regular updates to the USPTO on the status of that litigation - most recently, they were given 30 days to do so on March 28 of this year. However, as neither party felt compelled to do so, the trademark dispute was resumed by the USPTO on August 12 and the further course of action was set: the scheduled dates range from September 11, 2024 to January 14, 2026 (PDF file). (snx)
[News message: 28. Aug. 2024, 08:38] [Comments: 0]
[Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
|
28.Aug.2024
Siegfried Hübner (ANF)
|
Amiga emulator: vAmigaWeb supports EmuTOS
vAmigaWeb is an Amiga emulator for the web browser or rather a Progressive Web App (PWA) based on vAmiga, an Amiga emulator for Mac OS.
Besides the AROS ROM, since August 18 also the Atari-TOS-compatible EmuTOS has been added as a selectable Kickstart alternative, so that .ST disk images can be used as well. (snx)
[News message: 28. Aug. 2024, 08:38] [Comments: 0]
[Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
|
27.Aug.2024
commodore.news
|
Programming environment: MicroPython for the Amiga in development
MicroPython Amiga is a fork of the MicroPython project that brings this programming environment to the classic Amiga (with at least AmigaOS 3.1). The project is still under development, but can already be compiled and used.
Amiga-specific features:
-
This version should be considered as preliminary. Most of the tests are passing, but some are still failing.
- Networking (tcp) is available but not SSL. Thus, bsdsocket.library is required.
- Passing tests (some have been sightly modified for the Amiga) can be found in the tests directory: basics, cmdline, cpydiff, extmod, feature_check, float, frozen, import, internal_bench, io, micropython, misc, net_hosted, net_inet (without SSL), perf_bench, stress and unicode.
- Neither viper nor native modes are supported (most of the viper tests are passing but some are crashing!).
(nba)
[News message: 27. Aug. 2024, 11:02] [Comments: 0]
[Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
|
26.Aug.2024
|
AROS: First test version of Odyssey browser v2.0
At the beginning of August, Krzysztof 'deadwood' Śmiechowicz released a first test version of the 64-bit browser Odyssey for AROS (amiga-news.de reported). In this next test version, the WebKit engine has been updated from August 2015 to February 2019 and versions for AROS 32 bit and AROS 64 bit have been released. There are currently the following limitations:
- media player is disabled - no videos on YT for now
- certificates path is hardcoded to system default path (ENV:SYS/Certificates/ca-bundle.crt)
- disabling SSL check does not work
- window must be kept active to process events
- right-click (context menu) crashes browser
- typing in search bar crashes browser
- cookies do not work
(dr)
[News message: 26. Aug. 2024, 20:30] [Comments: 1 - 27. Aug. 2024, 15:21]
[Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
|
26.Aug.2024
Timothy Deters
|
AROS: Full version of word processor Final Writer 7.1
Following yesterday's release of demo versions for the first update of the Final Writer word processor since 1997, the full versions are now also available for the following systems for the equivalent of approx. 45 euros each:
(dr)
[News message: 26. Aug. 2024, 18:42] [Comments: 1 - 27. Aug. 2024, 15:23]
[Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
|
25.Aug.2024
Andreas Falkenhahn (ANF)
|
Hollywood: GUI plugin RapaGUI 2.2
Press release: Airsoft Softwair is pleased to announce the immediate availability of RapaGUI 2.2. RapaGUI is one of the most popular Hollywood plugins as it can be used to create graphical user interfaces for a variety of systems (AmigaOS, Windows, macOS, Linux and even Android). RapaGUI always uses the native controls of the respective operating systems so that the GUIs do not feel like a foreign body. GUIs can be easily defined via XML files.
Version 2.2 contains mainly bug fixes, but also a few new features such as support for the arm64 platform of macOS. RapaGUI 2.2 is now available for free download from the official Hollywood portal. (cg)
[News message: 25. Aug. 2024, 22:15] [Comments: 0]
[Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
|
25.Aug.2024
amigaworld.net (Webseite)
|
AROS: Demo version of word processor Final Writer 7.1
Nine years after the initial announcements, the word processor Final Writer
is now receiving its first update since 1997: The new rights holder Timothy
"terminills" Deters is offering free demo versions for AROS-68K, AROS-x86-64
and AROS-x86 ABIv0 (registration required).
The most important new features in Final Writer 7.1 are:
- New , MySpell-based real-time spell checker, compatible with OpenOffice dictionaries, for example. This function is not available in the demo version.
- Native PDF export (libharu)
- AmigaOS compliant localization
- Printing via FTP/IPP
- Updated support for RTF
It is not yet clear when the full version of Final Writer 7.1 will be available. Deters has held out the prospect of ports for AmigaOS and MorphOS in the past, but has always emphasized that the AROS version should be completed first.
(cg)
[News message: 25. Aug. 2024, 22:13] [Comments: 0]
[Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
|
25.Aug.2024
|
GUI for Greaseweazle Tools: FluxMyFluffyFloppy v5.0.8 for Windows
'FrankieTheFluff' has released version 5.0.7 and 5.0.8 of his graphical user interface FluxMyFluffyFloppy for the Greaseweazle Tools V1.19 (see also the video Setting up a Greaseweazle V4). Changes:
- Requires Greaseweazle 1.19
- New image format: T98-Next (nfd) (Read only)
- New disc formats: Epson QX-10: ".320", ".396", ".399", ".400", ".booter", ".logo"
- New disc formats: "apple2.nofs.140"
- Updated "diskdefs.cfg" (2024-08-20)
- Read/Convert: Fixed SuperCardPro (SCP) disktypes
- Read/Write/Convert: New option "--reverse"
(dr)
[News message: 25. Aug. 2024, 19:07] [Comments: 0]
[Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
|
25.Aug.2024
|
Platform game: Test version 5 of "Dr. Dangerous"
Inspired by the Amiga classic Rick Dangerous, hoogames has released another playable test version of "Dr Dangerous" (YouTube video), which was created with the Scorpion Engine (amiga-news.de reported). The new version 5 offers the following changes:
- Ladder bug fixed (you can no longer go through the walls)
- If you stand on the ladder you no longer die when you press the fire button
- Level 8 a few changes
- If you enter the level code and then complete a level and die, you stay in the level and don't have to repeat the previous level (it worked during testing)
- Layers deleted in some levels
- Fixed bug in level 5 (it's now easier to get over the platform - I played it all the way through and now there should be no more problems)
- Level 8-12 balance in the game changed
- Changed start screen level code to enter code (should be easier to understand now)
- Changed in-game music (not the final version and there will be more music tracks in the game)
- changed some codes
- Changed memory allocation of some enemies (more space in memory and hopefully less problems)
- New enemy added (bat)
- Added level 15 and 16
- Fixed some bugs
- If you find a level code you get an extra life - so look for them all and write down the codes ;)
This version has not yet been tested on a real Amiga, but only on an emulator. The developer asks you to report any errors. (dr)
[News message: 25. Aug. 2024, 15:44] [Comments: 0]
[Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
|
25.Aug.2024
|
Logic game: Untangle V0.5
Grzegorz Kraszewski is in the process of writing the logic game Untangle for the Amiga. The player has a number of dots in front of him, which are connected by lines and cross each other. The aim of the game is to untangle the lines by moving the dots so that no line intersects another.
The developer has set itself the following goals:
- Game should be system friendly, working in a window on Workbench, using only documented APIs.
- Minimum system version is 3.0.
- RTG (graphic cards) should be supported out of the box. Without dedicated code paths and explicit opening of RTG libraries, if possible.
- Would be nice if it works on MorphOS, AmigaOS 4, AROS using M68k emulation built into these operating systems.
- Should be comfortably playable on stock A1200, stock A500 is not a Holy Grail, but why not.
The game is being developed on an Amiga 1200 with 68020 @ 28 MHz and 64 MB Fast RAM. It currently has over 100 levels, a highscore list and level selection. (dr)
[News message: 25. Aug. 2024, 09:40] [Comments: 0]
[Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
|
25.Aug.2024
|
Aminet uploads until 24.08.2024
The following files have been added until 24.08.2024 to Aminet:
amigassh.lha comm/net 104K 68k SSH2 for the Amiga
CestinoGlobale.lha dev/blitz 53K 68k Italian global trashcan WIP
CVBasic.lha dev/cross 316K 68k BASIC compiler for Colecovisi...
Amifish.lha game/board 1.9M MOS GUI for stockfish chess engine
LadyRoulette.lha game/board 273K 68k Semi-realistic Roulette game
Stockfish5-MorphOS.lha game/board 780K MOS Strong UCI chess engine
Explodead.zip mods/crash 4.6M Lofi Metal Hiphop from 1997 (...
Trespass00545.zip mods/crash 6.5M 6 channel 8bit jungle med. (+...
WiredForDeath.zip mods/crash 8.9M 8 channel 8bit jungle-ish. (+...
BootPicture.lha util/boot 87K 68k Shows pictures, plays sound d...
A1060Diag.lha util/misc 2K 68k Bridgeboard Diagnostic Tools
VATestprogram.zip util/misc 22M 68k Versatile Amiga Testprogram
isomount.lha util/rexx 44K Mounting ipf,dms,adf,hdf,iso
AnalogClock.lha util/time 41K 68k Resizeable analog transparent...
RapaTank.zip util/wb 16K RapaTank
(snx)
[News message: 25. Aug. 2024, 09:14] [Comments: 0]
[Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
|
25.Aug.2024
|
OS4Depot uploads until 24.08.2024
The following files have been added until 24.08.2024 to OS4Depot:
spotless.lha dev/deb 668kb 4.1 Your favorite debugging tool
arabic_console_device... dri/inp 3Mb 4.1 An arabic console device, line &...
baphometscreensaver.lha uti/mis 12Mb 4.0 Portable Screen Saver
yt.lha vid/mis 869kb 4.1 YouTube URL Extractor script
(snx)
[News message: 25. Aug. 2024, 09:14] [Comments: 0]
[Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
|
25.Aug.2024
|
AROS Archives uploads until 24.08.2024
The following files have been added until 24.08.2024 to AROS Archives:
leeko-i386-aros.zip dem/sce 528kb A scene Demo from Fit demogroup
micery-i386-aros.zip dem/sce 188kb A scene Demo from Fit demogroup
baphometscreensaver.lha uti/mis 11Mb Portable Screen Saver
(snx)
[News message: 25. Aug. 2024, 09:14] [Comments: 0]
[Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
|
25.Aug.2024
|
MorphOS-Storage uploads until 24.08.2024
The following files have been added until 24.08.2024 to MorphOS-Storage:
Baphomet_1.0.lha Ambient/Blankers Baphomet_1.0.lha
WinAction-GUI_1.0.lha Ambient/Utilities A GUI for WinAction com...
CVBasic-0.6.0.lha Development/Cross BASIC compiler for Cole...
Amifish_1.0a.lha Games/Think Chess program compatibl...
Stockfish-5.lha Games/Think Strong UCI chess engine
DeepL_1.0.lha Misc A small tool for online...
Wayfarer_8.11.lha MorphOS-update Wayfarer is the latest ...
YouTube-Extractor_3.0.lha Multimedia YT.rexx is a script for...
(snx)
[News message: 25. Aug. 2024, 09:14] [Comments: 0]
[Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
|
25.Aug.2024
|
WHDLoad: New installers until 24.08.2024
Using WHDLoad, games, scene demos and intros by cracking groups, which were originally designed to run only from floppy disks, can be installed on harddisk. The following installers have been added until 24.08.2024:
(snx)
[News message: 25. Aug. 2024, 09:14] [Comments: 0]
[Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
|
25.Aug.2024
|
AmigaRemix: Further files added
AmigaRemix collects remixes of well-known soundtracks of Amiga games. Since our last news-item, the following mp3 files have been added:
- Full Contact Intro Tyros Edition
- Planets live performance
(snx)
[News message: 25. Aug. 2024, 09:14] [Comments: 0]
[Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
|
25.Aug.2024
ANF
|
Video: AmiGameJam candidate Anguish as spiritual successor of Agony
Topic of this year's AmiGameJam, which runs until December 1, are sequels to Amiga games from the old days. With a video of the current state of development, Adrian Browne presents his candidate "Anguish" at the title link, which is to continue the game Agony, a horizontally scrolling shooter by Art & Magic from 1992.
The spiritual successor is created with Scorpion Engine, it is an AGA game with 64 colors. Two collaborators are contributing the actual programming and the music. (snx)
[News message: 25. Aug. 2024, 09:14] [Comments: 0]
[Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
|
25.Aug.2024
Mastodon (ANF)
|
iOS app: 4champ 3.7.0 for accessing Amiga Music Preservation
The iOS program 4champ is a user interface for corresponding mobile devices to access the Amiga Music Preservation database. (snx)
[News message: 25. Aug. 2024, 09:14] [Comments: 0]
[Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
|
24.Aug.2024
|
Demoparty: Deadline 2024 (Berlin, 4.10.-6.10.)
The tenth anniversary edition of the Deadline Demo Party will take place from October 4-6 in Berlin and will feature classic demoscene competitions, seminars, fun competitions, retro computing, DJs and live sets and much more. Amiga entries can be submitted in the Oldschool Demo, 4K Executable Graphics and 256 Byte Intro competitions. (dr)
[News message: 24. Aug. 2024, 21:48] [Comments: 0]
[Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
|
24.Aug.2024
heckmeck!
|
Demoparty: Results of Evoke 2024
Last weekend this year's Evoke demoparty took place. In the competition "Alternative Platforms" the following Amiga productions ranked the following places:
But there are also other interesting contributions, for example Steffest's winning entry "Evoking Magic for Dummies" in the "Pixel Graphics Compo" competition (time-lapse video of the creation), which he drew with his own web-based image editor "DPaint.js" (amiga-news.de reported). (dr)
[News message: 24. Aug. 2024, 15:19] [Comments: 0]
[Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
|
23.Aug.2024
|
Shoot'em Up: Demo version of QuasaurusX
After "Holy Warrior" (amiga-news.de reported), the latest project from Amiten Games is the shoot'em up "QuasaurusX", a demo version of which has now been released (YouTube video). The player has the task of defending the X-19 sector, which is threatened by an enemy space fleet and has long been a bastion of peace and prosperity for mankind.
The game is currently not yet optimised, so that at least an (upgraded) Amiga 1200 is required. (dr)
[News message: 23. Aug. 2024, 20:16] [Comments: 0]
[Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
|
23.Aug.2024
|
Video: Installation of a MiSTer FPGA in a GameCube
Under the title link, Wolfgang Kierdorf shows how he installs a MiSTer FPGA in a GameCube with the help of just a few cables, two 3D-printed parts and a few standard PCBs and finally boots it into the Workbench. (dr)
[News message: 23. Aug. 2024, 10:53] [Comments: 0]
[Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
|
23.Aug.2024
itch.io
|
Text adventure: "Adventure 3" V1.01
For the third and last part of his text adventure series (amiga-news.de reported), 'grindercowboy' has released a small update that fixes a bug with the rope. However, this means that the hammer in the rubbish bin no longer exists because the developer had reached the upper limit of possible items. (dr)
[News message: 23. Aug. 2024, 10:11] [Comments: 0]
[Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
|
23.Aug.2024
|
Video: Can the iPhone magnet damage the data on a disc?
In his latest video, Robert Smith explores the question of whether the magnets on the back of the iPhone, which act as part of the charging system, are strong enough to damage data on a disc. (dr)
[News message: 23. Aug. 2024, 10:07] [Comments: 0]
[Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
|
23.Aug.2024
|
Video tour of the "ZZAP! Live 2024"
Last Saturday, The Holiday Inn in Kenilworth (England) hosted the second "ZZAP! Live" event, organised by Fusion Retro Books, the South West Amiga Group and Retro Computer Museum (amiga-news.de reported). The YouTube channel "SpectrumNez" now shows the exhibitors and exhibits in a video tour under the title link. (dr)
[News message: 23. Aug. 2024, 09:41] [Comments: 0]
[Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
|
22.Aug.2024
|
Floppy disk images on PC and Mac: Greaseweazle Tools 1.19
Keir Fraser's "Greaseweazle" does - similar to Kryoflux - read the magnetic information on a floppy disk independently from the format used and saves as much information as possible to generate a so-called "Flux Level Image" in Supercard format (SCP), which enables reading and back-writing of copy-protected disks (amiga-news.de reported)
The adapter gets connected between a floppy disk drive - e.g. a standard 3.5" PC one - and a USB port of the PC or Mac. Version 1.19 of the Greaseweazle Tools provide the following changes:
- gw read/write/convert: New option --reverse
- Reverses track data (eg side B of a floppy disk)
- Windows 7/8: Fix device detection, broken since v1.18
- IPF: Auto-detect write splice when not reported in image
- New diskdefs: Epson QX-10, apple2.nofs.140
- gw info, update: Better error report when GitHub rate limited
- NFD: Initial import-only support for T98-Next floppy image files
(dr)
[News message: 22. Aug. 2024, 16:59] [Comments: 0]
[Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
|
21.Aug.2024
Andreas Magerl (ANF)
|
Print magazine: Amiga Future, issue 170 - preview and excerpts
Preview and excerpts of Amiga Future issue 170 (September/October 2024) have been published online at the title link. Content includes interviews with Jennifer Diane Reitz and 'Tigerskunk', previews of Krogharr and The Lost Pixel as well as a workshop about HAM games.
Amiga Future magazine is available as an English and a German printed magazine and can be bought directly from the magazine's editorial office as well as several Amiga dealers. (snx)
[News message: 21. Aug. 2024, 08:05] [Comments: 0]
[Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
|
21.Aug.2024
|
Linux: Stable long-term kernel 5.10.224 for AmigaOne X1000/X5000
Parallel to the current kernels (amiga-news.de reported), Christian 'xeno74' Zigotzky also provides the latest version of the stable long-term kernel for the AmigaOne X1000 and X5000. It is suitable for old Linux distributions that do not work with the latest kernels, such as Ubuntu 10.04, or if users have problems with the latest kernels. He has now released version 5.10.224, which adds a driver for the Ethernet PHY of the X5000 (issue 3) and supports the Network File System (NFS) in version 4. (dr)
[News message: 21. Aug. 2024, 06:25] [Comments: 0]
[Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
|
20.Aug.2024
|
MorphOS: Web browser Wayfarer 8.11
Jacek 'jacadcaps' Piszczek has released versions 8.10 and 8.11 of his web browser Wayfarer for MorphOS in quick succession, which is now based on the latest, stable WebKitGTK version 2.44.3. In addition, a rare crash when pressing the back/forward buttons has been fixed and cURL has been updated. In addition, version 8.11 offers a small bonus: an HTML API is activated, which is required for Meta AI. This means that it is now possible to chat or generate images with the open source AI model Llama 3.1 under MorphOS. (dr)
[News message: 20. Aug. 2024, 20:04] [Comments: 0]
[Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
|
20.Aug.2024
itch.io
|
Survival game: Zombie Survivor V2.04 (update)
Sami Vehmaa continues to work on his current project "Zombie Survival", a game for Amigas with a graphics card in which you have to fight off an endless army of the undead. In addition to many new features and improvements, the jump to version 2.00 has also prepared support for DLC, additional downloadable content (in progress). The changes:
- fps is set to 25
- default weapon sword is carried
- speed up zombies to match player speed
- Zombies during stay tent / house is moving on
- added coins to buy things
- hole in ground image done
- some tents offer work, you can accept/decline
- you can buy food / weapons
- added system for "offers" like job/deals
- coin pickups
- 4x mapsize (a limit set, easy to expand)
- Map editor upgraded to edit background tiles
- Game upgraded to new map system
- Added road/stone ground tiles
- Bosses appear at locations and can re-appear
- Added new groundtile with stones
- Added new object, fire place for tents
- Moved out tent/house settings to file, DLC friendly
- tile gfx adjustment
- added delivery jobs
- added compass helper
- added notification window
Update: (06:49, 23.08.24, dr)
Version 2.04 is now available, which for the first time also includes the previously announced additional downloadable content (DLC): undergrounds. While the game character had previously refused to jump into the hole in the ground, this is now possible and a new, "gigantic map" in a dark environment awaits the hero! There are candles to find to expand your view or tents to visit to get jobs. (dr)
[News message: 20. Aug. 2024, 16:42] [Comments: 1 - 23. Aug. 2024, 09:44]
[Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
|
20.Aug.2024
|
Retro Games: New Amiga "console" to be released in Q1 2025
Retro Games Ltd, developer of the THEA500 Mini, has published a new schedule for the presentation of new products (YouTube video), which shows that the release of the "New Full Size Amiga Console" has been postponed from the fourth quarter of 2024 to the first quarter of 2025. It is speculated that this model will be a full-size desktop Amiga with a keyboard, as was previously the case with the re-released THEC64 Maxi.
Retro Games Ltd. has also announced another "New Full Size Console" (not Amiga-related) for the fourth quarter of 2024 and two new accessories for the second quarter of 2025. (nba)
[News message: 20. Aug. 2024, 11:59] [Comments: 0]
[Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
|
20.Aug.2024
Commodore International Historical Society
|
Computer history: User manual for the Amiga 300
A user manual dated November 1991 for the computer designed as the Amiga 300 but ultimately named the Amiga 600 has appeared on Archive.org, contributed by Randell Jesup. Photos of this scanned manual can be seen on the Commodore International Historical Society page. This manual, entitled "Introducing the Amiga 300", provides an insight into the functions and compact design of the official successor to the Amiga 500. The sudden and secret renaming by Commodore's top management shortly before the market launch remains an interesting chapter in the history of the Amiga. The subject was taken up by ex-Commodore UK boss David Pleasance in his book "Commodore: The Inside Story" (30 untold stories about a computer giant) in the section "The Amiga 600 Debacle". (nba)
[News message: 20. Aug. 2024, 11:45] [Comments: 0]
[Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
|
20.Aug.2024
|
Fake company: Amiga Technologies UG registry has been deleted
Salvador Fernandez Gomez, a former employee in the support department at phase5, had made numerous entries of companies in recent years, including the registration of a large number of website domains and the registration of word marks such as Amiga Technologies or Kickstart, which were intended to suggest a claim to the rights of various current and former Amiga brands. After the "phase 5 digital products UG" registered by him has been deleted on November 4, 2022, the "Amiga Technologies UG", which was also founded by Salvador Fernandez Gomez, has been deleted on July 17, 2024. So far, the "Commodore Büromaschinen UG" and the "Concorde Media UG" remain, for which a deletion notice also exists. (nba)
[News message: 20. Aug. 2024, 10:40] [Comments: 0]
[Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
|
20.Aug.2024
|
Coding workshops: Amiga 500 programming at hardware level
Michael Martin shares detailed insights into his experimental programming projects for the Amiga 500 on his Bumbershoot Software Blog. Over the past few weeks, he has created a small, coherent series of practical courses in English. He explores advanced techniques of direct hardware programming and experiments with effects such as the Copper Bars.
In the first part of the blog series, Amiga 500: Drawing a Bitmap on the Bare Metal, Martin explains in precise detail how he can display a logo image directly on the Amiga hardware, bypassing higher-level libraries. The basics of the Copper are explained and a basic code for displaying the graphic is presented.
In Amiga 500: Mode Switching, Martin explores the use of the Copper chip in the Amiga 500 to achieve various display effects. He discusses how this technology enables dynamic changes in the video display that can manipulate the appearance of the screen in real time. The article goes into the technical details of setting up and manipulating the copper lists to switch display modes and enhance graphical output on the Amiga.
In Amiga 500: Alternate Graphics Memory Layouts, Michael Martin describes how he manipulated the graphics memory layout of the Amiga 500 to display more colors at the same time. He discusses technical adjustments and programming methods that make it possible to expand the initially limited color display and better utilize the Amiga 500's performance.
In Amiga 500: Completing The Display, Martin presents the implementation of an EGA palette display on the Amiga 500. He explains how he completed the hardware control to produce the desired display and considers this to be the preliminary end point of his work on graphics output, although he plans to explore further hardware functions.
In Amiga 500: Using Our Full Power, the aim is to fully utilize the power of the Amiga 500 by taking advantage of the capabilities of the blitter chip. Martin focuses on how the blitter, a specialized coprocessor for graphics operations, is used to accelerate graphics operations such as copying data blocks, which significantly increases the efficiency of certain program parts.
In Amiga 500: Bare-Metal Startup Code, Martin explains how to take full control of the computer. He uses the startup code from the book “Bare Metal Amiga Programming” by E. Th. van den Oosterkamp. This explains how to handle hardware interrupts and recognize key presses to gain deeper control over the system.
In the latest blog post, Amiga 500: Direct Keyboard Access, Martin discusses extending the code to display the EGA palette on the Amiga 500 to include the ability to control the program using keyboard inputs. He describes in detail the technical challenges and the necessary techniques required to implement this function, which goes beyond the previous mouse click controls.
The series provides a good insight into programming at the hardware level, with many practical examples and understandable explanations. (nba)
[News message: 20. Aug. 2024, 10:34] [Comments: 1 - 22. Aug. 2024, 08:15]
[Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
|
20.Aug.2024
|
Classic remakes: Project X: Lightyears and X-OUT: Resurfaced
A small glimpse over the edge of the plate: the popular Amiga games "Project X" and "X-Out" are to be re-released in updated versions for current gaming platforms, with the help of renowned artists in the gaming industry.
"Project X: Lightyears" is to be a direct sequel to the classic shoot'em-up "Project X", which was developed and published by Team17 in 1992. The new edition will be musically accompanied by Allister Brimble, who is known for many soundtracks in the video game industry. The Kickstarter campaign to finance the project has already started.
X-Out, originally developed by Rainbow Arts for the Commodore 64 and also released for the Amiga in 1990, is also to be reissued, developed by ININ and Ziggurat (formerly Rainbow Arts): like the original, X-OUT: Resurfaced will be an underwater shoot'em-up, but with a completely new technical and gameplay design. The music will be provided by Chris Huelsbeck, graphics will be contributed by Ogan Kandemiroglu, who is continuing the visual legacy of his late brother Celal Kandemiroglu. In addition to the single-player mode, a local co-op mode for two players will also be offered.
"Project X: Lightyears" will be available on platforms such as PC and possibly other current consoles, while "X-OUT: Resurfaced" will be released for PC, PS5, Xbox Series and Nintendo Switch. Both games promise to reinterpret the spirit of their predecessors with today's technological possibilities and appeal to both old fans and new players.
For more information on "Project X: Lightyears", please visit the Kickstarter page for the project. Details on "X-OUT: Resurfaced" are available on the ININ Games website. (nba)
[News message: 20. Aug. 2024, 09:48] [Comments: 1 - 22. Sep. 2024, 20:30]
[Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
|
19.Aug.2024
|
Platform game: Test version 4 of "Dr. Dangerous"
Inspired by the Amiga classic Rick Dangerous, hoogames has released another playable test version of "Dr Dangerous" (YouTube video), which was created with the Scorpion Engine (amiga-news.de reported). The new version 4 offers the following changes:
- Home screen changed
- In-game music can be switched on and off with the M button
- New title music added
- In-game music added
- Story for the game (I hope you like it)
- Added in-game music (not the final music)
- Level 1-6 changed a little
- Added some new graphics
- Added end intro + story (is only for testing)
- Level 12, 13, 14 added
- SFX adjusted
- loading times improved (thanks earok/Scorpion engine)
- Fixed many bugs
- Level 5 now playable (you couldn't go any further at the beginning)
- adjusted some enemies (some of them look behind the player)
- Intro removed the Game Ui
- Colors adjusted
- code blocks tidied up
- added level codes from 1-14 (so write them down when you find them)
- For each level code you find you get one life
- Game UI changed
- Amiga Workbench version LHA added (not tested)
(dr)
[News message: 19. Aug. 2024, 09:00] [Comments: 0]
[Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
|
19.Aug.2024
|
Music tips for the start of the week
Grazia Pizzuto is a church musician in Bonn and teaches piano and improvisation. She also runs a YouTube channel where she presents piano arrangements of game music, including Amiga games. Since our news item, she has published the following pieces:
Bert 'D4XX REMIX' Brüggemann has also chosen a piece of Chris Hülsbeck's music for Turrican 2 for his new remix (amiga-news.de reported): The Wall (YouTube link).
And at the end of June 'no9' had already published a short track called Filteririum on his YouTube channel (amiga-news.de reported). (dr)
[News message: 19. Aug. 2024, 08:44] [Comments: 0]
[Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
|
18.Aug.2024
|
Aminet uploads until 17.08.2024
The following files have been added until 17.08.2024 to Aminet:
amigassh.lha comm/net 103K 68k SSH2 for the Amiga
dizzytorrent2.lha comm/tcp 650K 68k BitTorrent client with MUI/AREXX
ld80.lha dev/cross 63K MOS L80 replacement linker
AmigaMicropython.lha dev/misc 239K 68k Micropython for the Amiga cla...
c2plib.lha dev/misc 186K 68k chunky2planar as an Amiga sha...
F1GP2024Carset.lha game/data 9K 2024 Carset for F1GP
WhatIFF3.14.lha mags/misc 3.7M What IFF? #3.14-August-2024
AmiArcadia.lha misc/emu 7.9M 68k Signetics-based machines emul...
AmiArcadiaMOS.lha misc/emu 8.2M MOS Signetics-based machines emul...
AmiArcadia-OS4.lha misc/emu 8.5M OS4 Signetics-based machines emul...
Mame106MiniMixBeta2.lha misc/emu 5.2M MAME 0.106 MiniMix Beta 2
Biochem.zip mods/crash 6.2M Heavy/dramatic/chip. 8 bit me...
Bloated.zip mods/crash 172K EDM with gutteral noises. 8 b...
Dementia.zip mods/crash 75K Moody/Progressive 8ch mod. 8 ...
hplague2.zip mods/crash 100K Angry Orchestral part 2 of 3....
hplague3.zip mods/crash 110K Moody Orchestral part 3 of 3....
n2depths.zip mods/crash 52K Old school jam with Leads. 8 ...
Necrocracy.zip mods/crash 65K Heavy and Melodic. 8 bit xm
NewHexico.zip mods/crash 9.1M 8 channel western triphop. (+...
retrograde.zip mods/crash 105K Rocking Metal rhythms. 8 bit xm.
TheAbsoluteValue.zip mods/crash 5.1M 6 channel med w/ moody beats....
TheCount.zip mods/crash 4.5M 8 channel metal drumnbass. (+...
zapperng.lha util/cdity 60K 68k Change the behaviour of the z...
AmigaGPT.lha util/misc 109K AOS App for chatting to ChatGPT
pfetch.lha util/moni 21K Pretty fetch for MorphOS
(snx)
[News message: 18. Aug. 2024, 07:51] [Comments: 0]
[Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
|
18.Aug.2024
|
OS4Depot uploads until 17.08.2024
The following files have been added until 17.08.2024 to OS4Depot:
arabic_console_device... dri/inp 3Mb 4.1 An arabic console device, line &...
amiarcadia.lha emu/gam 8Mb 4.0 Signetics-based machines emulator
amigagpt.lha net/cha 221kb 4.0 App for chatting to ChatGPT
zapperng.lha uti/wor 60kb 4.0 Change the behaviour of the zoom...
yt.lha vid/mis 868kb 4.1 YouTube URL Extractor script
(snx)
[News message: 18. Aug. 2024, 07:51] [Comments: 0]
[Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
|
18.Aug.2024
|
AROS Archives uploads until 17.08.2024
The following files have been added until 17.08.2024 to AROS Archives:
sfsobject.i386-aros.zip uti/mis 35kb SFSobject AROS i386 ABIv0 version
(snx)
[News message: 18. Aug. 2024, 07:51] [Comments: 0]
[Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
|
18.Aug.2024
|
MorphOS-Storage uploads until 17.08.2024
The following files have been added until 17.08.2024 to MorphOS-Storage:
ZapperNG_1.3.lha Ambient/Commodities Change the behaviour of...
WinAction_1.5.lha Ambient/Utilities Perform an action to a ...
ld80_0.7.lha Development/Cross L80 replacement linker
AmiArcadia_33.10.lha Emulation A Signetics-based machi...
Iris_1.33.lha MorphOS-update Iris, the MorphOS email...
YouTube-Extractor_2.9.lha Multimedia YT.rexx is a script for...
(snx)
[News message: 18. Aug. 2024, 07:51] [Comments: 0]
[Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
|
18.Aug.2024
|
WHDLoad: New installers until 17.08.2024
Using WHDLoad, games, scene demos and intros by cracking groups, which were originally designed to run only from floppy disks, can be installed on harddisk. The following installers have been added until 17.08.2024:
(snx)
[News message: 18. Aug. 2024, 07:51] [Comments: 0]
[Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
|
18.Aug.2024
|
AmigaRemix: Further file added
AmigaRemix collects remixes of well-known soundtracks of Amiga games. Since our last news-item, the following mp3 file has been added:
(snx)
[News message: 18. Aug. 2024, 07:51] [Comments: 0]
[Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
|
18.Aug.2024
Commodore News (website)
|
Crowdfunded book: Retro Gaming Library - Amiga Edition
The already fully financed project for printing of the book "Retro Gaming Library - Amiga Edition", which is still running for more than two weeks, promises over 400 pages in almost A4 size (8x10") with short reports and photos on over 300 selected Amiga games released from 1985 to 1997.
Depending on the prominence of the game, it is presented on either one or four pages. One or more screenshots, title screen and packaging are shown in each case. Including worldwide shipping, which is estimated at an average of 20 US dollars, the book costs the equivalent of around 51 euros, including an additional PDF version. (snx)
[News message: 18. Aug. 2024, 07:49] [Comments: 0]
[Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
|
17.Aug.2024
IntuitionBase
|
AmigaOS 4: IntuitionBase updated
George 'walkereo' Sokianos has extensively updated the IntuitionBase website, which provides an overview of AmigaOS 4 compatible software and hardware: it is now based on what he considers to be one of the best CMS available, Drupal 10, which makes the site easier to manage and at the same time offers a high level of security.
A new section called "Featured Software" has been added: it lists the software that will help the end user to have the best experience with their new system, in an easily accessible way. All applications are logically categorised based on their use and have all the information about who created them, where to find them, how to buy them or how to support the developer. Furthermore, software and hardware lists are now searchable, and there is also a global search function.
Users are asked to write manuals or transfer some of their old manuals here. Entries in the new "Featured Software" section are welcome, as well as documents related to the AmigaOne systems, e.g. technical data sheets for the CPUs and hardware, hardware fixes etc. (dr)
[News message: 17. Aug. 2024, 19:43] [Comments: 0]
[Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
|
17.Aug.2024
itch.io
|
Text adventure: The Ghosts of Blackwood Manor v14
Stefan Vogt has released another update to his text adventure with graphics, "The Ghosts of Blackwood Manor" (amiga-news.de reported). This wil fix a bug in the game that affected all versions of the game. All users are recommended to install the update. (dr)
[News message: 17. Aug. 2024, 10:22] [Comments: 0]
[Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
|
| |
| Recent Discussions |
 |
|
|
|
| Latest Top-News |
|
|
|
|
| amiga-news.de |
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
